In October, the news broke that director Simon West would be following up work on historical drama Purple Mountain and Jason Statham revenge tale The Mechanic with action thriller Medallion. Lurking among the list of possible stars was one Nicholas Cage. Now, according to the Heat Vision Blog, Cage has jumped aboard the film.Medallion will find the actor as a former master thief whose daughter is kidnapped and locked in a car’s trunk. To make matters worse, the car happens to be a taxi. In New York. And do you know how many of those there are? At least 13,087 at last count.Cage’s character reacts much as you might expect – aiming to find his missing sprog and track down the men who swiped her. Luckily he has a particular set of skills- wait, wrong movie.Former magazine journalist David Guggenheim – the man who first got noticed for cooking up Safe House,...
- 12/15/2010
- EmpireOnline
Simon West took a few years away from the director’s chair in between shooting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and horror thriller remake When a Stranger Calls. But more recently, he’s been busy, tackling historical drama Purple Mountain, and another remake, The Mechanic, starring Jason Statham. And now he’s looking at more action with Medallion.Utilising similar themes to Taken, Medallion sees a father given just a few scant hours to track down his kidnapped daughter. Problem is, she’s locked in the trunk of an unidentified New York cab, and could be anywhere in the city. Plus, you know how grumpy those drivers can be.Former Us Weekly journalist David Guggenheim, who arrived in style after selling his spec script Safe House to Universal, has penned the screenplay, which McG has picked up to produce.According to the La Times, there has been interest from several actors,...
- 10/28/2010
- EmpireOnline
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